Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-22
A FAMILY OF AssAssBNx.
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dispatch non Eidora. Iowa 90 the View York
Tffosne says: Thirty years seo there moved into
Hardin County q family named asinsborer, con-
sisting Of the father. Geo RsInsborger and I'VE
sons William. Finley. Nathan. Emanuel ard
Frank. There were also i've daughters william.
the eldest son. was married when ne cAne herr,
and has raised q family Of four pegS who
prie Themselves on Their notoriety as
RsinsborIerS william hsd served Q term
10 the penifenuary IN missouri before
he came % this county They wsre all poor when
they came here, and 10 epenlsb their lArders they
made frequent levfes on their neighcory stock.
ans, hn as sS methods % asas SS,nes , re
Alta. In February, lsea .fin" Rainsoorver stab
Steamboat pock. This act broisht the family
Into general notorecty for the hrst time. Tue DE-
iense was mHnaeed ~ clevcriy that PIN" only
When ne returned from the Ieuitcnrary, nj.
prothers were % degrees drawn inso MS crtFneA
Ihe pcople aftsr several Intellectual attempts %
enforce The law, gave &c mp In the despair. The
torch OF the inccn iary or the manning of their
STOCK soon convinced the most couraeeous that IL
RsinsoosSer or 20 sessfy sssinss Ina Sos aar ths
which aroused the people OF this and adjoining
bringing the seoandrels 20 jussioA ycSusoa VIVA
= couhlerieiter who married Nottie ksinsborger
ana was murdered by " Frank AID Nate Rains
Rainshorfers but SIX weeks after the murder Net
ee kainsoorger sent word 90 the corcner that she
Vas afa.a OF her hte, ana wanted him 70 help her
70 get away from home. The neat day she was
Drought 10 Eldora, and had % be guarded for
nearly yeaT, 80 DETERMINED WEIR the gang TO KIN
hef. Nate ana Prank were both sent 60 the peD-
Iennafy TOT ltfe on thar SISTERS evidence. In
March the supreme Court OF Iowa granted Nate
hainsoorgef new trial on q wit 90 effT.
Cofonef I LOCKWOOD ana Df. Rittenour. who had
maes shein-eses obnoxious TO the gang by taking
part In the prosecution, were nrs.d npou IN tue
kIinsoorger district The att,ck was made by four
men With handkerchiefs tied over the lower parT &C
Their faces Tue doctors escaped without Scratch
aithough thsr clothes ana buggy were struck
By several bullets The next day williau
Fin and Emanuel Rainshoner were
arrested William gave bail and was re-
leased while the other two were placed
IN jail az Eldora- That night they were attacked
ID The lalA taken away by MOI OF over 100 men
and riddled with bullets. Their bodies were lefr
lying In the street Instead OF frishtenins the re-
mainder OF the gang tins only made them more
dssperafe, and they vowed &C be revenxesf
Threatening ietters were sent 20 witnesses aud
an enort made 20 intimidate the people
Horses and cattle were hamstrIng and Killed
one farniy burned out and several persons sboI
a. several cut-throats were imported aud we're
detailed Tor wholesale slaughter. Then they De-
gan nghting among themselves. On November z
had learned some OF their secrets The four k..ln,
borgers VINO TOOK part In the shooting the mother
OF The murderels, the daughter and sonAn-law
and two women belonging 10 the gang, whom they
brought 70 their house the SUNDAY pefofe NAV be
reeu upon 10 sustain the aliDl and it viii be nine
witnesses against one. The people lhreaten 10
take the Law In their own hands